ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Arizona Track & Field will return to New Mexico on Friday and Saturday for the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. The competition will feature some of the top teams in the nation and will be the first team scoring competition of the season for the Wildcats.

The meet will be hosted at the Albuquerque Convention Center where the Wildcats competed earlier this season for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational. On Friday, the competition begins at 11:00 a.m. MST for field events and 3:30 p.m. MST for track events. On Saturday, both field and running events begin at 10:00 a.m. MST. Both days of competition can be streamed on FloTrack ($) here. Live results can also be found here.

The distance team competed in Boston last week, where five athletes posted new personal bests. Praise Chepkemoi competed in the women's 5000m open and ran an indoor personal best time of 17:15.56. In the men's 1 mile invite, Lawi Ngetich ran an indoor personal best time of 3:55.91, Bryson Nielsen ran an indoor personal best time of 3:59.77, and Vincent Gwachi ran an indoor personal best time of 4:00.10. Michael Urbanski competed in the men's 5000m open and ran an indoor personal best time of 14:33.53. The last time the full team was in action was here in Albuquerque, where they posted twelve podium finishes over the two days. 

A meet recap will be posted here detailing the competition results. Live updates will also be posted to @ArizonaTrack on X.

WHO'S COMPETING
MEN
Dominic Batiste, Julius Cheek, Ari Dubin, Parker Duskin, Kai Espinosa-Golinski, Vincent Gwachi, Moses Hala'Ufia, Sam Hala'Ufia, Royal Haley, Jett Kinder, Mason Lawyer, Richard Legarra, Max Liao, Bryce Melton, Tyler Michelini, Lawi Ngetich, Bryson Nielsen, Michael Ogbeiwi, James Onanubosi, John Paredes, Mateo Pimienta, Cameron Rohde, Cade Russo, Shahean Simon, Antone Smith, Yan Vazquez, Bogdan Vidojkovic
 
WOMEN
Camila Aguilar-Perez, Esther Akinlosotu, Haedyn Bambolo, Praise Chepkemoi, Oli Clark, Kya Crooke, Kelly de Jong, Olivia Dillon, Laina Friedmann, Emma Gates, Tapenisa Havea, Zakiya Hill, Alexandra Johnson, Charli Koseoglu, Kayla Lark, Brooke Lyons, Ena McMahon, Paris Mikinski, Hollan Powers, Emily Psarras, Dunja Sikima, Erin Tack, Sydnie Vanek, McKenna Watson, Kennedy White, Taylen Wise, Cecelia Woods

NCAA AND BIG 12 PERFORMANCE LISTS
MEN
Mason Lawyer - ranks 16th in the NCAA and 2nd in the Big 12 in the 60m; ranks 40th in the NCAA and 4th in the Big 12 in the 200m
Lawi Ngetich - ranks 28th in the NCAA and 8th in the Big 12 in the Mile.
Sam Hala'Ufia - ranks 30th in the NCAA and 4th in the Big 12 in the Shot Put
Evans Tanui - ranks 37th in the NCAA and 12th in the Big 12 in the 5000m
John Paredes - ranks 42nd in the NCAA and 5th in the Big 12 in the 200m; ranks 11th in the Big 12 in the 60m hurdles; ranks 12th in the Big 12 in the 60m
Tyler Michelini - ranks 5th in the Big 12 in the Shot Put; ranks 12th in the Big 12 in the Weight Throw
Royal Haley - ranks 5th in the Big 12 in the 400m
Michael Ogbeiwi - ranks 6th in the Big 12 in the Weight Throw; ranks 15th in the Big 12 in the Shot Put
Parker Duskin - ranks 8th in the Big 12 in the 60m hurdles
James Onanubosi - ranks 9th in the Big 12 in the 200m; ranks 18th in the Big 12 in the 60m
Bryson Nielsen - ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the 800m; ranks 18th in the Big 12 in the Mile
Vasquez, Haley, Smith, Duskin - ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the 4x400 Relay
Vincent Gwachi - ranks 20th in the Big 12 in the Mile

WOMEN
Emma Gates - ranks 3rd in the NCAA and 2nd in the Big 12 in the High Jump
Paris Mikinski - ranks 9th in the NCAA and 5th in the Big 12 in the High Jump
Kya Crooke - ranks 9th in the NCAA and 5th in the Big 12 in the High Jump
Tapenisa Havea - ranks 7th in the NCAA and 1st in the Big 12 in the Shot Put; ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the Weight Throw
Haedyn Bambolo - ranks 21st in the NCAA and 2nd in the Big 12 in the Shot Put; ranks 20th in the Big 12 in the Weight Throw
Taylen Wise - ranks 45th in the NCAA and 5th in the Big 12 in the 60m hurdles
Brooke Lyons - ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the 200m
Praise Chepkemoi - ranks 15th in the Big 12 in the 5000m
Kelly De Jong - ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the Pole Vault
Olivia Dillon - ranks 12th in the Big 12 in the Pole Vault
Olivia Clark - ranks 16th in the Big 12 in the Pole Vault
Ena McMahon - ranks 17th in the Big 12 in the Pole Vault
Kennedy White - ranks 18th in the Big 12 in the Triple Jump

USTFCCCA RANKINGS
MEN
Regional Track & Field Rating Index (West Region) – #3
Conference Track & Field Rating Index (Big 12) - #8
Event Squad Rankings:
               200m - #12
               Shot Put - #15
               60m - #17
               Mile - #19
               Weight Throw - #22
               60m Hurdles - #24
             
WOMEN
Regional Track & Field Rating Index (West Region) – #6
Conference Track & Field Rating Index (Big 12) - #9
Event Squad Rankings:
               High Jump - #3
               Pole Vault - #17

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